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Liner Compression of FRC With Retention of Charged-Particle Products of Fusion by Turchi, Peter J.

“…As conceived originally in the Linus program at the Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA, (c. 1975) and continued in the stabilized liner compressor,…”
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Fusion Propulsion: Field of the Future by Turchi, Peter J.

“…As part of a mini-course on plasma for space propulsion IEEE ICOPS 2022, Seattle, WA, the potential use of controlled fusion is surveyed. Brief reviews are…”
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Some Considerations of a Flow-Stabilized Z-Pinch for Megagauss Fusion by Turchi, Peter J., Shumlak, Uri

“…The sheared-flow-stabilized (SFS) Z-pinch offers the possibility of a truly compact fusion reactor by operating at multi-megagauss magnetic fields. However, if…”
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Imploding Liner Compression of a Field-Reversed Configuration With Diffusional Losses by Turchi, Peter J.

“…Compression of a magnetized plasma in the form of a field-reversed configuration (FRC) to megagauss magnetic field levels by implosion of a surrounding…”
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Electrical Design and Operation of the Phelix Pulsed Power System by Reass, William A., Baca, David M., Griego, Jeffrey R., Oro, David M., Reinovsky, Robert E., Rousculp, Christopher L., Turchi, Peter J.

“…The Precision High Energy-Density Liner Implosion Experiment (PHELIX) is a pulsed power driver capable of delivering multimegampere currents to cylindrical…”
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A Kite in the Wind: Fiction Writers on Their Craft by Barrett, Andrea, Turchi, Peter

“…Twenty contributors demonstrate the nuances of fiction, revealing why it's so challenging to write and so enticing to read…”
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PHELIX: Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Driven Liner Implosion System by Turchi, P. J., Reass, W. A., Rousculp, C. L., Reinovsky, R. E., Griego, J. R., Oro, D. M.

“…To provide substantial reduction in the size and energy of high-energy-density experiments, we have designed, built, and operated a liner implosion system that…”
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Scaling of Pulsed Power-Driven Hydrodynamics Experiments With Capacitors and Flux Compressors by Turchi, P.J.

“…Pulsed power hydrodynamics experiments typically involve multi-megajoule capacitor banks or magnetic-flux compression generators imploding thin-walled…”
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Review of Some Plasma Gun Techniques for Fusion at Megagauss Energy Densities by Turchi, Peter J, Roderick, Norman F, Degnan, James H, Frese, Michael H, Amdahl, David J

“…Plasma guns offer opportunities to generate and direct plasma flows at high energy density. Typically, such guns comprise coaxial electrodes that are connected…”
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An electric propulsion memoir by Turchi, Peter J.

“…Based on over sixty years of working in electric propulsion research, a personal memoir attempts to observe the progress of electric propulsion from early…”
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Imploding Liner Compression of Plasma: Concepts and Issues by Turchi, P.J.

“…Several plasma targets have been proposed for compression by imploding liners, ranging from magnetically-confined to wall-supported concepts. In all cases, a…”
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Effect of Alpha Particle Retention on the FRC Target during Stabilized Liner Compression by Turchi, Peter J.

“…From the days of the Linus Program 1 at the Naval Research Laboratory, c. 1979, an attractive feature for the stabilized liner reactor concept has been the…”
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Some Considerations of a Flow-Stabilized Z-Pinch for Megagauss Fusion by Turchi, Peter J., Shumlak, Uri

“…The opportunity for low-cost controlled thermonuclear fusion may be enabled by operation at megagauss magnetic field levels. Such high fields are usually…”
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A physics exploratory experiment on plasma liner formation by THIO, Y. C, KNAPP, Charles E, KIRKPATRICK, Ronald C, SIEMON, Richard E, TURCHI, Peter J

“…Momentum flux for imploding a target plasma in magnetized target fusion (MTF) may be delivered by an array of plasma guns launching plasma jets that would…”
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Problems and prospects for microsecond pulsed power above ten megamperes by Turchi, P.J.

“…Systems, such as Shiva Star, Atlas, and magnetic-flux compression generators (MCGs), that can deliver several megajoules at currents above 10 MA offer the…”
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Stabilized Liner Compressor for Low-Cost Controlled Fusion at Megagauss Field Levels by Turchi, Peter J., Frese, Sherry D., Frese, Michael H.

“…The notion of employing very high magnetic fields for fusion has been extended to so-called magnetized-target fusion (MTF), which may comprise both magnetic…”
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Stabilized Liner Compressor Update by Kiuttu, Gerald F, Frese, Michael H, Frese, Sherry D, Turchi, Peter J

“…The Stabilized Liner Compressor (SLC), described at the EAPPC-BEAMS-Megagauss conference [1], grew out of the original Linus program at the Naval Research…”
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Origin and early history of the shiva program for high-power soft X-ray generation by Turchi, Peter J., Baker, William L.

“…Summary form only given. Back in 1970, the two principal sources of prompt X-radiation were high-voltage bremsstrahlung machines and the dense plasma focus…”
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Liner Stability Problems for Megagauss Fusion by Turchi, Peter J.

“…Megagauss fields obtained by liner implosion may offer controlled fusion at much lower cost, size, and entry power levels than conventional fusion schemes…”
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Fusion Rocket Based on Stabilized Liner Implosions by Turchi, Peter J.

“…Examination continues in detail for the use of controlled fusion for high-energy, crewed-missions to the outer planets at significant continual acceleration…”
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